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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by icebraining on Friday March 22, 2019 @06:22AM (#19461093)
> In Denmark when the doctor sends you to the drug store with a prescription for e.g. pain medication, the drug store is required by law to tell you about cheaper alternatives (with the same active ingredient) even if they do not stock the cheap alternative.

All 50 US states have generic substitution laws, and 89% of all prescriptions are of generics.

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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by refurb on Friday March 22, 2019 @08:58AM (#19462078)
In fact, the US has a higher rate of generic drug use and lower generic drug prices than Europe.
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